Special meetings deals from now until the end of March!

Kiawah Island Golf Resort today announced it is offering special meetings deals on accommodation rates through the end of March 2014. Rates start at just $199 per room per night in The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, the resort’s Forbes Five Star/AAA Five Diamond oceanfront hotel and spa, and $99 per night for one bedroom villas. Additionally, groups will get one complimentary guestroom in the Sanctuary for every 25 rooms occupied per night or one complimentary one bedroom villa for every 25 villas occupied per night.

“Kiawah Island Golf Resort offers meeting planners a seamless and worry-free meeting experience,” said Marty Couch, Kiawah’s Director of Group Sales. “These special rates on accommodations in both the resort’s villas and in The Sanctuary only add to the benefits of coming to coastal South Carolina. We can also throw in complimentary meeting room rentals and 20% off audio/visual equipment. And, for Sanctuary stays, we can offer one complimentary guestroom upgrade for every 25 guest rooms occupied per night.”

The Sanctuary offer is based on availability over select dates and is not available on previously booked meetings. Discount is available on a minimum of 10 rooms or more per night. Complimentary guest room upgrade is also based on availability. Rates for villas do not include tax and villa resort fee. Valid dates are now through March 31, 2014.

Located just south of Charleston, South Carolina, along 10 miles of pristine beach, Kiawah Island Golf Resort has been named one of the top resorts in the U.S. in numerous publications including GOLF, Golf Digest, Travel + Leisure, and Conde Nast Traveler magazines. TennisResortsOnline.com has named it the No. 1 tennis resort in the world for seven of the last eight years. Kiawah Island is also known as one of the top eco-friendly resorts in the U.S., and its beach was named one of the 10 best beaches in America by famed “beachologist,” Dr. Stephen Leatherman, aka “Dr. Beach.” It includes The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort – a AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star-rated, 255-room hotel– and 600 private villas and luxury homes. The resort has a Forbes Five Star-rated spa and five championship golf courses, including The Ocean Course – host of the 1991 Ryder Cup, the 2007 Senior PGA and 2012 PGA Championship.

Kiawah Island Golf Resort Meetings: Far from the maddening crowd on a secluded barrier island untouched by commercialism, Kiawah Island is devoid of stoplights and fast-food outlets and blessed with wide stretches of pristine beach and ancient moss-draped oaks. It offers the perfect secluded setting for effective business meetings.

Kiawah Island Golf Resort has close to 35,000 sq. ft. of meeting space (18,000 sq. ft. in its hotel, The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, and another 17,000 sq. ft. dispersed throughout the 10,000 acre island including a dedicated conference center). Its natural setting allows participants to remove themselves from today’s tumultuous world and focus on the important strategies of developing their business plans without distraction.

The facilities at Kiawah Island Golf Resort feature the cutting edge in meetings technology, the upmost in security and are high-speed Internet friendly. Additionally, our staff is experienced in handling every level of meeting.

Kiawah Island Golf Resort is in the unique position of being able to offer a wide selection of accommodations at varying prices. In addition to The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort and its extensive meeting infrastructure, the resort has a separate conference center and numerous clubhouses with meeting facilities that service the close to 600 villas and luxury homes under the resort’s management.

Guest service remains Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s number one priority, whether a business is seeking a high-end getaway at our hotel or a more conservative, cost-conscious function in our villas. In fact, Kiawah Island Golf Resort is the proud recipient of these meeting and conference magazine awards:

Pinnacle Award – Successful Meetings (10 years)

Gold Key Award – Meetings & Conventions (10 years)

Gold Tee Award – Meetings & Conventions (13 years)

“Stars of the South” Award – Meetings South (9 years)

Golden Links Award – Corporate Meetings & Incentives (12 years)

Planners’ Choice Award – Meeting News (11 years)

For more information on Kiawah meeting rates and options, call 1-800-576-1585.